Vela
Vela v. U. S. Government Health and Human Servives, Child Welfare Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ISABEL VALDEZ VELA, Case No. 1:20-cv-01152-NONE-HBK Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DISMISS CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR
v. FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM AND
FAILURE TO PROSECUTE1
U.S. GOVERNMENT HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE, FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD
15 Defendant.
17 18 The undersigned recommends the district court dismiss the action for failure to state a claim, or alternatively for failure to prosecute by not timely complying with the Court’s order directing her to file an amended complaint. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Isabel Valdez Vela initiated this action by filing a pro se complaint on August 17, 2020. (Doc. No. 1). The former magistrate judge granted Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) on August 19, 2020. (Doc. No. 3). The IFP order was returned to the court as
1 This matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and…